Why not just unplug your network from the wall and cat /dev/null > eth0 with the loose end of the cable in a waste bucket. Then you can easily weigh all the bits that fill it up on any ordinary household scale ;-)
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DaveParilloOct 27 '09 at 4:34

@Wil: It was a joke more than anything, see c2.com/cgi/wiki?DevNull that was linked at the end of the question..
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dbrOct 27 '09 at 17:50